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Children and Young Persons Act 1963

CH. 37

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ELIZABETH II

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1963 CHAPTER 37

An Act to amend the law relating to children and young persons; and for purposes connected therewith.

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[31st July 1963]

E IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

PART I

CARE AND CONTROL OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS

Welfare powers of local authorities

1.-(1) It shall be the duty of every local authority to make Extension available such advice, guidance and assistance as

of power to as may

promote promote the welfare of children by diminishing the need to welfare of receive children into or keep them in care under the Children children. Act 1948, the principal Act or the principal Scottish Act or to bring children before a juvenile court; and any provisions made by a local authority under this subsection may, if the local authority think fit, include provision for giving assistance in kind or, in exceptional circumstances, in cash.

(2) In carrying out their duty under subsection (1) of this section a local authority may make arrangements with voluntary organisations or other persons for the provision by those organi- sations or other persons of such advice, guidance or assistance as is mentioned in that subsection.

(3) Where any provision which may be made by a local authority under subsection (1) of this section is made (whether by that or any other authority) under any other enactment the local authority shall not be required to make the provision under this section but shall have power to do so.

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